Resignation of Brexit minister led to fevered online reaction – and blue on blue fire in a Tory chat group

Brexit minister Lord Frost’s late Saturday night resignation prompted frenzied reaction on social media including a lively row on a Conservative party Whatsapp group ending with culture secretary Nadine Dorries being deleted by former chair of Brexit supporting backbenchers in the European Research Group.

Some welcomed Frost’s departure, others immediately went to leadership questions.

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